A new super PAC with ties to Republicans is intervening in Democratic primaries, in one instance helping a sex therapist in Texas accused of antisemitism.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    The “red to blue” program is DCCC…

    https://dccc.org/2026-red-to-blue/

    The DCCC is not the “Dem party” it’s an organization controlled by Hakeem Jeffries…

    He’s the one claiming the progressives unseating neoliberals in primaries are funded by Republicans.

    What is weird is this:

    One Democratic candidate who has received a recent boost is Maureen Galindo in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, a seat redrawn by Republicans last year. Party leaders, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the PAC aligned with the moderate Blue Dogs, are backing Johnny Garcia, who has worked in the local sheriff’s office. Ms. Galindo raised less than $10,000 through March but narrowly finished first in the initial primary two months ago, advancing to a runoff at the end of May.

    A bilingual, pro-Galindo mailer said she was a “progressive Democrat” who would dismantle ICE and force Mr. Trump’s impeachment.

    In a text message, Ms. Galindo suggested the money for the mailer had come from “a billionaire zionist who made the pac to sabotage candidates,” using the type of language that has previously prompted charges of antisemitism, including from Senator Jacky Rosen, Democrat of Nevada, and Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, who called her “openly bigoted.”

    “Dems and Republicans uniting against me in the same week with the same message is evidence that theyre working together for the zionist billionaires that control our government and tax money,” Ms. Galindo said in a message.

    But to clarify, that’s a left leaning candidate complaining that the DCCC, neoliberals, and Republicans are all coming after her and all using the same methods/messaging.

    Now that they can’t control the DNC directly, they’re using PACs and the DCCC.

    It’s just as likely these are neoliberal PACs trying to demonize all progressives as it is Republicans, they’re both funded by the same oligarchs.

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      18 days ago

      He’s the one claiming the progressives unseating neoliberals in primaries are funded by Republicans.

      It’s the same line they used again the Green Party in the '00s, various DSA candidates in the '10s, and the Sanders movement in the '20s.

      Anyone who isn’t under the thumb of neoliberal leadership is some combination of Russia spy, Republican plant, and double-secret Communist infiltrator.